new guy from Oregon
 

Ok here's everything relevant about me.
I bought this truck somewhere in the 80's. Had kids then and not much room to work, so I cleaned it up a little and drove it around town.

In the 90's I moved to Oregon and used it to haul lumber for awhile, but things started breaking and I didn't have time or money to keep it ended up so it sitting down by the barn for 15 years baking the paint off.

A couple of years ago I built a decent garage and finally had room to work. I ride motorcycles and got involved building a chopper. It came out pretty nice, won a first at the local show, but now I need something else to play with. Just hauled the old truck up from the barn and hosed the wasp nests out of it.
I'll attach some pictures if I can figure out how : )

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Welcome to the board from Texas

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Here's my "previous experience" picture. I got a lot of help building this from a forum just like this one. So I want to thank all of you in advance just for being here : )

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looks like you have a quality truck to start with. good luck

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:welcome2: from Knoxville Tn...Great looking bike...Good luck on your truck build..

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:welcome2: FROM KNOXVILLE TN!!!

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welcome!!
i wanna do opposite of you.....build a bike after the trucks are done :lol:
nice looking bike!!

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Welcome from FT Worth TX.

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Welcome from Hughson California!

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Welcome from the middle of Washington state.
It looks like the truck is still pretty solid and will make a great slicked out truck once again.
I really like the looks of the bike, I've been thinking of one on the same lines for a long time.

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:welcome2: to the board from Mid-MO!!!

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:welcome2: from South Texas:D

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Welcome from NY!

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Welcome to the board from just down the road...

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Welcome to the board from South Mississippi!:D

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Welcome, from central Indiana! Looks like a good solid platform to work with. Good luck with your build. Nice bike too!

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Hey welcome to the best board around from MT. Nice bike. Sweet looking truck too looks like a good place to start from.

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:welcome2: Fron CT!!

Frank

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Welcome from Washington!

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Welcome from Hillsboro Oregon. Looks like you have a 64-66 cab and a 62 grille. If it turns out anything like your bike it's gonna be a bad truck!

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Thanks Frizzle and everyone else too.
So that's a 62 grill. Didn't know, but then I can see where they fixed some front damage once. I'll be happy if it's anywhere near as good as the bike, I'm going to try to put a lot less money into it. You know a new V8 can be half the price of a V twin? Sad isn't it.
Anyway thanks for the support everyone. I've got it taken apart now and will be doing things out of order. I want to get most of the painting done before the rain starts, so I'm striping sanding and blasting the cab now.

Re: new guy from Oregon
 

Sounds like you got a busy rest of the summer. Welcome from your southern neighbor. You'll find there are several guys on this board that like bikes (I do, but haven't had one for a long time) and if you go to general discussion and start a thread about bikes/choppers, a lot of guys will jump in. AND there are a lot of cheap parts in the parts sections- you should be able to stay on a budget with your truck. Keep us in the pictures!

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Welcome to the boards